# Would a "Repository Tree" view be possible?

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**Created:** [March 16, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/would-a-repository-tree-view-be-possible/7257 "2025-03-16T13:19:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cynwrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Cynwrite](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Cynwrite)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/would-a-repository-tree-view-be-possible/7257/1 "2025-03-16T13:19:58Z")

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Just as all citations have a source, all sources [can] have a repository (whether or not you use repositories or find them helpful is a totally separate discussion 😀). I really enjoy the “Citation Tree” view in the Source navigator which rolls up all of the citations from a certain source.

Would it be possible in the current architecture to make another view in the Source (or Repository) tab that has 3 levels of roll up? Repository → Source → Citation.

Right now, I need to go into the source to remember which has the correct repository when making a citation. I’d rather not add a repository indicator to the source name, e.g., “US Texas Births 1907-1933: Ancestry” but a generic name like “US Ohio Deaths” doesn’t quickly show me if I got this from Family Search or the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Mirroring the “Citation Tree” or just adding that top level to it would solve this nicely, and mirror the excellent organization in the Places tab.

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**Author:** ![romjerome](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/romjerome/32/1489_2.png) [@romjerome](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/romjerome)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/would-a-repository-tree-view-be-possible/7257/2 "2025-03-16T13:58:48Z")

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> [@Cynwrite](#):
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> Would it be possible in the current architecture to make another view in the Source (or Repository) tab that has 3 levels of roll up? Repository → Source → Citation.

Like this ?

 ![RepositoriesReport](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/2/2ae912d15c37d453920eb09676ab5d7e25382a4a.png)

> **[Addon:RepositoriesReport - Gramps](https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Addon:RepositoriesReport)**

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**Author:** ![Cynwrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Cynwrite](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Cynwrite)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/would-a-repository-tree-view-be-possible/7257/3 "2025-03-16T14:33:05Z")

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Actually, I was thinking more in the working area, and not in the reports.

So, for example here is how my current Sources tab looks, with the “Citation Tree” view.

 ![Current](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/2/2a4afac2d77a30dee33468bd3e65ec2e96da753e.png)

Here is a mockup of what I was suggesting, either on the Sources Tab, or the Repository Tab:

 ![Proposed](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/a/a0e26ae11955ff44c13b9e6fb22a6703c0492192.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/1X/2ac1e712b7adf612e31ca08a55419f4cf37c0158.png) [@system](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/would-a-repository-tree-view-be-possible/7257/4 "2025-04-15T14:33:13Z")

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